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Vibrator Assembly of Booster Starter Switch
Transportation
CHENHALL - Distribution & Transportation Objects - Aerospace Transportation T&E - Aerospace Transportation Accessories - Component, Aircraft
Object Description: Silver metal circular base with an opaque black cylindrical cover on top. There are two (2) screws protruding from the bottom. On the top of the cover is a screw and a brown metal pin. At the side of the cover are two (2) oblong openings. Through the openings, some of the internal mechanisms are visible.
metal
Marks: Underside: "31427"
Measurements: Object:
Height: 3.5 in, Diameter: 3.375 in
Weight: 1 lbs
Gift of United States War Department, Air Corps., 34.58
Not On View
The function of this switch booster vibrator assembly is to pulse the battery’s DC into the magneto. The magneto then ignites the fuel in the aircraft’s engine.
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